I think your custom beach puzzles will sell better as non-puzzles because customers will buy them as a display item instead of a toy to be took apart.
Duke
Over the last five years I have tried non-puzzles, but didn't sell. Only way they will sell is in my key/leash hangers. Some shops will cut non-puzzles as ornaments which does well using 1/4" birch.
Duke
I got this pattern from Dale's Puzzles about 5 years ago. I think he might the first designer to have downloadable puzzle patterns. Back then I thought that was so neat.
I take my photos under my carport. I don't us direct sunlight or flash. As the seasons change I have to move to different spots to get the best light. I find that natural light is the best lighting. My daughter who writes cookbooks takes all her photos using this same method. This will also work on your porch.